The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-25
. the UPHEAVALS
In European Countries Caused by
m Earthquakes.
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TWO THOUSAND LIVES LOST
BY the Falling Of Houses and
Largo Buildings.
MANY RENDERED HOMELESS
People Fleeing From the Uphear,
ell Cities and Towns.
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.

RoME, Feb. 24.-Details recsivod to-day
OF the results OF tho earthquake yesterday
show that the effects were far more serious
than was thought. 3
The losa Of lie and obstruction Of prop
erty Ia learned to have been terrible.
Tbs most startling news comes from the
Gonosso Riviera. Over 1000 people were
killed In that district. .
At the village Of Bsuj Ardo, nitustsd at
the top Of a hill, a number Of tho inhabl.
tants took refuge in q church whom the
shock was first felt. A subsequent and
greater shock demolished the church, and
three hundred o! the people who were In
1t were killed. ,-r
The destruction Of property in the Sec
tons Of Italy visited by the earthquake
was immo onso and widespread.
Another shcck-was felt at Mentons to.
day. 1t was 80 .aevero tha. houses were
shaken. No one was injured.
Additional details concerning.ths dam.
rye done by yesterdays shocks show that
in some cases villagss built on tho noun
tain aldes were toppled into the valleys.
Three railroad trains have been dis.
patched with food for tho suGsrern. A
number OF soldiers tavo also baen ssnt to
assist them. 70
LONDON Feb. 24-Further dispatches
concerning the earthquakes in Southern
Europe state that although there have
been no further shocks at Nice the panic
has not yet subaidod. Fusitives are 1ee-
ing in every direction.
The people arc afraid to re.cnter their
houses aud hotels, aud last evening the
heights back Of ths city wsro crowded
with refugees. Two thousand English,
American and Russian visitors were
camped out during the night on the ole.
vated ground. Six thousand psrsons have
left the city and started for Paris.
The aon OF Mr.. Albert N. Hstheway,
the American Coneul at Nice, was seri-
ously injured.
There have been no further distusbarces
at Monte Carlo. The place is filed with
thousands OF refugees from Cannes, Nice,
Mentone and'Ssn Reno.
It is difficult to find shelter for the great
number Of people, and last night many OF
them were compelled to camp out. Gam
ing has been suspended, and band is
playing on the Terrace for the purpose of
restoring confidence to the frightened
people.
The Prirca Of Wales returns to London
Monday next.
PARIS, Feb. 24.-A renewal Of ea,th-
quake shocks has occurred in the southern
section Of France. A terrible disaster ia
momontarily expected. Nice, Cannes and
Mentone are half deserted.
Fears arc expressed for the safety OF the
Prince Of Wales and the Orleans Princes,
all of whom are in the section Of the coun-
try where tho earthquakes prevail.
TWO THOUSAND KILLED.
ROME, Feb. 24.-Repo.ts OF tho earth
quake disaster continue to arrive. The
total number Of deaths to the present
time is about 1000. Shocks wero f,lt at
Parma, Turin and Casenza. Undulations
Of the earth were not noticed at Catalonia
in Sicily, at the foot Of Mount E.ua.
PARIS, Feb. 24.-Two Slight shocks OF
earthquake were felt to-day at Mica. No
injury resulted. Yesterdays disaster
killed two persons st Nice and injured
two. At Baro it killed two and injured
twelve; at Bollena, at chateau Neut, many
we're injured. At Sayonia two houses
fell killing nine psrsous and injuring fiji.
teen. The whole population Of savonia
are bivouacked about the town.
NICE, Feb. 24.-Sixty houses here are
tottering and ready to fall from ahatter-
ines inflicted by yesterdays earthquakes.
Many others are much damaged. In
most residences more or lees OF the fur
niehings arc damaged. The Prince Of
Wales remains at Cannes. N6@i
Sixty persona were injured at Meatone
and one killed. King Charles and Qlcen
Olga, Of Wurtemburg, remain in their
villa at Nice